Thai Mushroom Salad
With the classic flavours of Thai cuisine, you really don’t need much more than beautiful fresh produce to create a delicious dish. The natural freshness of mint and coriander in this salad balance out the umami tamari and fish sauce. And when you top with the intense flavour of sautéed mushrooms, this mighty salad can be enjoyed by everyone at the table.
Thai Mushroom Salad
With the classic flavours of Thai cuisine, you really don’t need much more than beautiful fresh produce to create a delicious dish.
Serves:
4
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cook time:
15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Dressing
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 chilli, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ cup coriander leaves and stems, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Mushrooms
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 20 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- ¼ cup tamari
Salad
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- ¼ red onion, finely sliced
- 1 cup sprouted legumes
- ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped
- ¼ cup coriander leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup almonds, sliced, toasted
METHOD
- To prepare the dressing, in a small bowl or jar, combine the lime juice, fish sauce, tamari, chilli, garlic, coriander and oil. Set aside
- Prepare the salad by placing the cucumber, tomatoes, onion, legumes, mint and coriander in a bowl. Set aside while you cook the mushrooms.
- Heat a large pan over a medium to high heat. Add in the olive oil and allow it to heat up, then add in the mushrooms to cook. Saute them, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes then add in the garlic and continue to saute for another 3 minutes. Avoid stirring too much.
- Pour in the tamari, and allow it to bubble and caramelise, given the whole pan a shake to coat the mushrooms and allow them to soak up the flavours. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- To serve, pour the dressing into the bowl of salad and toss to coat, transfer to a serving platter. Top with the freshly cooked mushrooms and top with almonds for a little crunch.
Notes
Vegan option: Use a vegan “fish sauce”.
About Liv
I’m a holistic nutritionist (BSc) and healthy chef and I’m obsessed with waking up every day happy to be alive and excited for the day ahead, and eating incredible nourishing food!
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